Idiomatic Expression

Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 6 a.m.

When Robert Berman, an American Jewish immigrant to Israel began studying Arabic, he didn't stop until he had written a book full of idioms. Together with language expert Christy Bandak as editor, the linguistic duo wrote\xa0Min Taq Taq: A Collection of Arabic Idioms, in which they explain what \u201chis face is good on me\u201d conveys in Arabic, and why they included a whole chapter on fingers.